a trial version or not

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how can we programatically identify whether the powerpoint installed on
the machine is a trial version or not
 
how can we programatically identify whether the powerpoint installed on
the machine is a trial version or not
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I doubt whether MS documents this.

But for 30 days, a trial version will function identically to a normal version,
then go into "reduced functionality" mode. One of the symptoms of that is that
it's unable to save files.

You might try automating PPT to start up, create a new file (which I'm guessing
it won't be able to do in "expired-trial" mode) and saving the file to a
temporary name.

If it allows you to do both, it's either regular PPT or a still-working trial
version.
 
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